Missouri | Morning Ag Clips

November 13, 2019

Rex Ricketts negotiates mud as he unloads cattle feed at his farm near Hallsville, Mo. The Missouri Livestock Symposium will award the retired University of Missouri animal sciences professor the Ag Educator Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2019 symposium Dec. 6-7 in Kirksville. (Photo by Rob Hill, Mizzou Magazine)

RECOGNITION ...

Rex Ricketts receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Ricketts will receive the award 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

November 13, 2019

Brendan Tremain, a senior agribusiness, plant and soil science option from Bridgeton, Missouri, prepares the weed management sprayer for a herbicide research trial. (Courtesy of Southeast Missouri State University)

HERBICIDE RESEARCH ...

Southeast ag students conduct herbicide trials

Students learning how to address weeds present in pastures and develop a management plan

November 13, 2019

(http://womenmanagingthefarm.com/news/2019/10/15/2020-women-managing-the-farm-conference)

WOMEN IN AG ...

2020 Women Managing the Farm Conference

The award-winning conference is set for February 13-14, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas

November 12, 2019

Precision agriculture ...

Premier Crop Systems names Darren Fehr President

Learn more at www.premiercrop.com

November 12, 2019

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BULL SALE ...

Tested bull sale a bit bearish

Sale reflection of the current feeder and fed cattle market

November 12, 2019

TOP OF THE HERD ...

Hereford show awards presented

Awards for national and regional champion Herefords presented

November 12, 2019

One of the most accepted pieces of record gathering material is a basic three by four-inch item known as the Redbook. (Courtesy of MUExtension417)

REDBOOK ...

Redbooks available now from MU Extension

It fits nicely into most shirt pockets and is designed for gathering all sorts of cattle data

November 11, 2019

WE HIRE HEROES ...

AGI SureTrack recruits veterans

Recruitment campaign provides career pathways for veterans

November 11, 2019

Mike Klem (back row, left) visits the Quapaw Nation's Coffee Roasting Facility with a group of international students. (Courtesy of Missouri State University)

COLLABORATION ...

Enriching ag collaboration with Native Americans

Learning and sharing with the Quapaw Nation

November 11, 2019

Burger is the fourth generation of farmers in his family. The family team at Triple B Farms, formerly known as Burger Sons Farms, raises corn, soybeans, wheat and rice in southeast Missouri. (Courtesy of Missouri Department of Agriculture)

FARM FOR LIFE ...

The best kept secret

Farm for Life is an editorial series by the Missouri Department of Agriculture